ME: *whistles* They really like this story.

CS: It's probably because of my charming personality.

ME: -_-;; You wish.

Rumi-Chan: ME: *glares at Tala* That's it!!! No insulting the reviewers!!! Oh Ka-ai!!! *jingles the closet keys* Tala: o_0 Not that!!! Anything but that!!! Kai: GIMME GIMME!!! Tyson: -_-;; Good grief… ME: *tosses the keys to Kai* Have fun!!! Kai: Don't worry, I will *drags Tyson away* Tala: NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! CS: *winces* You had to do that didn't you? ME: ^_^ Yup!

I luv Yugi and Daisuke so :p: ME: I don't mind emailing you when I update, but the thing is, the last time I tried mailing you, the mail didn't go through. Give me your mail and I'll see if it works this time. As for the author notes, I'll keep that in mind. ^_^

Skittles the Sugar Fairy: ME: *smirks at Kai* Maybe she's right. Kai: *latches onto Tyson's arm* Hands off. Tala: Awww… ME: Don't worry Heidi, you'll get you turn soon. Tala: Really? YAY!! *stops and glares at Timmy* And don't call me Heidi! CS: But it suits you Ta-kun!!

Ms Hobgoblin: ME: Don't worry 'bout it. CS: Better late than never. ME: Anyway, thanks for reviewing!! Keep up the good work in 'You call my name'. Loved the TyTa parts. Kai: You like the TyTa parts?!!! *bonks Timmy with the Mallet* ME: @_@ CS: Where did you get that? I thought she hid it. Kai: Not telling!! ^___^

Kat: ME: No problem. Although my school doesn't allow yahoo, I'll mail you from my school mail account. ayesham@kis.ernet.in.

Red48: ME: What kind of stories does Blue Winged Angel write?

D. G.: ME: So you're back… CS: Like a bad penny. ME: *whacks CS* What have I told you? Be nice to the reviewers!! They're the only people who are ever going to read this*cough*worthless*cough* story!!! Tyson: Anyway, we're glad you liked it!!!

Tala: At least I'm halfway decent in this story. In all the other stories, I'm a heartless villain. Kai: That's so untrue. You're just a mindless villain, not heartless. Tala: WHY YOU… *starts fighting* ME: Tyson, please stop those two so I can finish my reviews? Tyson: Will do!!!!

Nanashi2: Kai: *snatches the TyTa banner out of your hand and burns it* DIE!!!!!

ME: *watches the fire* Hopefully the fire station won't see this. I agree. Kai tends to take his Koi for granted. That's what Tala is there for!!! Kai: BURN IN HELL TYTA!!!!!

ME: *sighs* Third time this week. Ty-chan, please go restrain your Koi. Tyson: I feel like the Peacemaker. ME: That's because you are. Tyson: *sweatdrops*

crescente nuwedes: ME: *blushes* Glad you like it. CS: I still can't believe she liked it…

Kai: Me neither. ME: *sweatdrops* And to think muses are supposed to encourage you…

CS: It's a waste of energy. Kai: Plus, you're writing bits of TyTa!! I'm not going to encourage you for that!

Dreamer: ME: Hmm…the ending is somewhat the flipside of the coin. Let's wait and see!! ^_^

X:Synthetic-Darkness:X: ME: *sulks* Everyone has a cooler nick than I do… CS: -__-;; Get over yourself. ME: Anyway, you're right!! Sora is based on the Escaflowne Movie. I watched over a dozen times in the vacation. Sora is 'universe' or 'sky' in Japanese. So I felt that if anybody should be a goddess, it should be Sora!! ^_^

ME: School is such a pain…

CS: Do you actually learn anything there?

ME: The art of sleeping.

Tyson: Cool.

ME: Soooooo….

CS: *sweatdrops* So what?

ME: *tries to look innocent* Oh…nothing…*pounces on Tyson*

Tyson: 0__0 EEP?!

ME: *keeps a firm grip on Tyson's arm* HAH!! Now you have to do the disclaimer!!!!

Tyson: 0__0 Why me?

ME: *glares at him* Because no one else would do it!!! Now, hop to it!!! Otherwise, I'm sending your boy-friend on a one way trip to Timbuktu!!!!

Tyson: 0___0 I'LL DO IT!!! I'LL DO IT!!!! Timmy does not own Beyblade nor its characters. She doesn't even own the Gangstaz (Alia, Allison, Jason, Chris and Kaleb) who are copyrights of Angevar-san.

Angevar: COME BACK HERE TIMMY!!!! _ You stole my charas!!!!

ME: Enjoy the chappie!!! (I should really try out for track)

CS: *watches Angy chase Timmy* They should do this more often.

Chapter Five

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Dragoon felt the disturbance in the barriers.

The first thing he was worried about was Dranzer.

Second was Tyson. He didn't want to admit, but he had grown attached to the boy. He led such a carefree life, while he, Dragoon was responsible for the Brethren.

He hated responsibility.

At times, he wished he was Dranzer.

The fire bird was so rash and radiant at the same time. She could fly to the heavens. Nothing on Earth tied her down. She was her own person.

He rushed down the cerulean blue corridors. On his way, he banged into someone.

"Sorry," He mumbled.

"Don't be Dragoon. You have good reason to be all flustered."

Dragoon stared into a pair of blue eyes which held gold sparkles in them. He let out a sigh of relief, "Hey Iris."

Iris smiled at her closest friend in the whole world. Then her smile faded.

"We have to go."

"Go where?" Dragoon was completely baffled.

She grabbed his hand, "The High Elder is calling us!"

Dragoon groaned, "Can't you call him Myros? He has a name for a reason!"

Iris glared at him. Her voice was flat, "Do you have any idea what kind of trouble we're in?"

Dragoon glared back, "I know the barriers are down, but still—,"

"Don't be daft Dragoon!!"

Dragoon flinched at her harsh retort.

Iris let herself cool, "Come on."

Dragoon followed her halfheartedly.

Dranzer…

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*

Tyson stirred. He felt as if the whole world had just collapsed on his shoulders.

"Tyson?"

Tyson murmured something in his sleep.

"Tyson, you have to wake up!"

Tyson's stormy grey eyes snapped open. Kai was standing before him, his garnet eyes aflame with worry and concern. Tyson groaned as he got up.

Kai let out his breath without realizing he had been holding it, "Thank Sora you're awake. You sleep like the Dead!"

Tyson was too tired to take that as an insult, "Where are we?"

"Arthoth Valley, close to Gailen."

"Gailen [1]," Tyson whispered.

Home.

Kai said nothing.

What Tyson knew as home was not home for him.

He was Fire-Born, Tyson was of the Brethren.

And never shall the twain meet.

Until now.

Tyson brushed some non-existent dirt off his pants.

"Shall we go?" He asked briskly, flashing a smile at Kai.

Kai said nothing.

"Kai?"

Kai snapped out of his daze, "Uh, yeah. Sure."

He saw a flash of red that was oddly familiar.

Is that you, Dranzer? Kai asked himself silently as he followed Tyson through the valley.

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"Where the Seven Names of Earth are we?" Alia yelled, throwing her arms in the air.

Kaleb winced, "Could you, like, not scream so loud?"

Alia glared at him, "I can scream if I want to! And you haven't answered my question!!"

Kaleb flinched. Sometimes he wondered why he liked her.

Kaleb took in the scenery. It looked familiar.

Alia huffed, "Well?"

Kaleb rolled his eyes, "I have no idea."

"How very helpful."

"Thanks, I try."

Alia pursed her lips, a spasm of worry crossing her face, "I'm worried. Calyph and his gang of goons might be attacking our homes now!"

"They must have been planning this for a while."

"I hope Tala is okay."

Kaleb narrowed his eyes, "Why do you care so much about Tala? He's never shown a shred of kindness towards you!!"

Alia's amethyst eyes flashed, "You don't know him the way I do!! There are times when he needs me!!"

"Since Tyson came, he doesn't need you as much as he did before," Kaleb pointed out harshly.

Alia gritted her teeth wanting to hurl herself onto to Kaleb. But her anger faded.

"That's not true," She protested weakly.

"Is it?"

Alia backed away as if trying to avoid a blow,

"No, it's not." She demanded with more force.

Kaleb said nothing.

"Let's go. We have a long way to go," He said softly.

Alia followed him without question.

That's not true…

Is it Alia?

Is it?

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ray brushed his raven locks off his face. He balanced himself onto the tree branch.

"See anything Ray?"

Ray delicately dropped onto the ground. Max's concerned blue eyes stared back at him.

Ray shook his head, "Nothing."

Max sighed, "Why did the Overlord stick us in the middle of nowhere?"

Ray recalled the way the Overlord's body flickered just before they teleported.

He rubbed his chin, "I think it took too much power to transport us back home. That's why we're in the middle of nowhere."

Max nodded weakly, "I'm still aching from that blast of power. I wonder how they did it."

"I know."

Max raised an eyebrow, "Do tell."

"I think they overloaded their gem with all their power. This is why all the Elemental Stones shattered. They couldn't take all that power."

Max's eyes widened, "That would mean…if our barriers are down, so are theirs!!"

Ray smirked, "Right. Revenge will be sweet."

Max looked at Ray worriedly, "I don't like this," He commented.

"What's wrong?"

"What did the Overlord mean in the final war?"

Ray's cider gold eyes clouded, "I've heard stories about the Mythical wars."

They tore the world for what it was

They broke what held them together

Ice will melt, Storm will fade,

Fire will be quenched and Earth shall shatter

Water will vanish and the Sky will break

Thus, we shall witness Light and Dark

In their utter destruction

And the beginning of Legend

Ray finished the poem softly, "That's all I know. We lived in harmony with the Mythicals. Then, they started to use us as their shock troops in battle. If something like that should happen again," Ray turned his amber eyes to Max, "You can be sure that we won't survive."

Max choked back a sob, "Must it end this way?"

Ray held Max close, inhaling the blonde's sweet marigold scent.

"We have today." He whispered, tickling Max's ear.

Max shuddered, "But why can't we have tomorrow?"

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"Well?"

"Well what?"

"You know what I mean!"

"No, I don't."

"Oh."

"…"

"So…"

"So what?"

"What do we do?"

Jason shielded his eyes from the sun. Was it just or has the weather been unusual ever since they returned.

He didn't know.

Allison's cloudy blue eyes never wavered, "Great, we're in the middle of nowhere and as far as I know neither of us carry a survival kit."

"I wouldn't be too sure of that. I know where we are."

Allison beamed at him, "Really?"

"Turren Forest."

Allison's smile faded as quickly as it came, "Uh oh."

"Uh oh is right. We're in serious trouble."

Jason fingered his rat-braid, "Any suggestions Genius?"

Allison glared at him, but she hit an idea.

"How 'bout we go through the forest."

Jason cringed, "But that would take us to—,"

"Gailen. We can disguise ourselves to pass through the city."

"That's suicide, now that every tribe is going to be armed to their teeth!"

"Exactly," Allison said, her cloudy eyes glimmering, "That's why it's going to work."

Jason sighed. He knew that he had just driven the last nail in his coffin.

Hopefully, Allison can bring him back from the dead.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

They were in the council room. Usually, Dragoon tried to avoid ever going there.

But now, as always, he didn't have a choice.

Myros looked at them blandly. Iris was the picture of patience. Cyro on the other hand was itching to throw one of the chairs out the window.

Dragoon did neither. His whole being was filled with apprehension.

Danger! His mind screamed at him.

Something has gone very wrong.

Myros cleared his throat, signaling everyone in the room to look at him.

"We know that the barriers are down and that could very well herald our destruction. So, we need as many troops as possible. We are at war now."

"But why?" Dragoon asked softly.

Myros looked at his nephew, contemplating the answer.

"Because someone has violated the agreement set by the Overlord. The Elemental stones have lost their power. So we must defend our home. Dragoon, I want you to remain here when we go."

Dragoon tried to protest, but Myros cut his protest with a wave of his hand, "You're needed here."

Dragoon bit his tongue from giving a harsh retort that would have severe consequences later. Iris gave him a worrying glance. Cyro said nothing but his fierce grey eyes showed them exactly what he thought.

Dragoon dragged himself away from the Council room. He knew what everyone was thinking.

Why does Dragoon have to stay back while we go to war?

Iris watched Dragoon walk away. It wasn't fair…

"Since when has anything been fair?"

Iris smiled softly as she felt Cyro rest his head on his shoulder, "I know. But why him Cyro? Why Dragoon?"

"Because he is Dragoon. Trust him. I've always have. And I always will."

Iris turned her head to face Cyro, "Goodbye."

He kissed her, "Goodbye."

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They were making good time so far, but Kai wondered how long they could keep this up.

It was getting dark and Kai knew they needed shelter and soon.

Tyson gasped as he had just finished climbing a particularly large rock. He sat down as he tried to recover what was left of his breath.

(ME: Our hikes are always a killer. The only good thing about them is that we get free food.)

"Tyson? Do you think you can climb another rock? I think I saw a cave on top of that cliff."

He took in a deep breath and managed a smile for Kai, "Yeah."

Kai nodded. Carefully, they grasped footholds and began climbing.

Sweat trickled down Tyson's face.

"Come on Tyson. We're almost there."

Tyson wanted to let go, but Kai's words gave him strength as he pushed himself over the edge. His breath came out in ragged gasps.

Kai lent a hand to Tyson and giving each other support, they made it to the cave.

Tyson lay down, feeling the cool rock on his back.

Kai watched Tyson's face.

It was unblemished, but he could see tiny creases under his brow.

This was clearly taking a toll on the blunette.

"Kai?" Tyson whispered.

Kai sat down next to Tyson, "Yeah?"

"I-I…" Tyson choked back a sob. He could see his vision clearer than he had ever seen it before. He laid his head on Kai's chest. Kai brought his arms around him, "Shh…"

Tyson was getting hysterical. So much blood…

"Don't let me go," Tyson murmured as hot salty tears spilled from his eyes.

"Never," Kai swore.

Tyson relaxed in Kai's arms. Kai watched the sun go down.

Never. I'll never let go of you Tyson.

Heh, that's what you think, Kai.

ME: o__0 Oooh….

CS: *shudders* Creepy. Is everyone going to die?

ME: I would answer that, but I have a mob of TyKa lovers standing at our doorstep, so I won't.

CS: Awww….

Tala: Maybe I should let them in. *grins evilly*

ME: 0__0 You wouldn't…

Tala: *opens door* Hey! ^_^

ME: *backs away from crazy TyKa lovers* Heh heh heh…help?

TyKa lovers: THERE SHE IS!!!!!!!!

ME: I think I'll start running now…

ME: Reviewers receive—

CS: Umm… I'm running out of ideas…

Angy: Witches Brooms!!

ME: Woah….where did that come from?

Angy: *rolls her eyes* My cupboard was stuffed with them.

[1] Gailen: Capital of the Storm Brethren